. >> reporter: next march the greenville county museum of art will exhibit whyte's work. many of her completed paintings are being scored there now. in the frames her husband made by hand. they were hung for us to see. >> this is elgie. he's spent his entire life crabbing and oystering. he was kind enough to take me out on his boat. that day about a third of the traps had been poached. or vandalized. so i watched this man vacillate that day between anguish, despair, and rage. >> reporter: the next time she called him, he had gone out of business. >> this painting that's right next to it was started in new orleans. i wanted to find the shoe shine man. eventually i found my way to mr. noah here who is in one of the big hotels down on canal street. he's been shining shoes since he was five years old. everyone i asked, so, why do you do this? they say because it's all i've ever known. >> reporter: near bishopville south carolina, white stopped a cotton picker who could only pose for a minute or two because he had to get back to work. just down the road at a diner she met the